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Jurisdiction and online sale of airline tickets: United Sections express on the point / ANALYSIS

By ASLA - Associazione degli Studi Legali Associati

Gdansk’s new railway connection with China

Gdansk - The port of Gdansk has launched the first permanent railway connection of the Euro China Train

The storm destroys a road in the port of Vado Ligure

Genoa - “We are restoring the access road to the Vado terminal, while the Maersk port platform has not suffered damage, the collapse is part of the damage caused by the storm”, the president of the Liguria Region, Giovanni Toti, said.

Singapore pushes industry to use cleaner fuels

Singapore - Singapore is pushing the shipping industry to use cleaner fuels such as liquefied natural gas

Rotterdam continues to grow in third quarter

Rotterdam - The port of Rotterdam handled 112.4 million tonnes of freight during the third quarter of 2019. This means a total of 353.5 million tonnes has been transhipped up to the end of the third quarter

DP World’s new gateway to the African heart

Kigali - The Arab terminal and shipping group DP World is expanding in inland Africa, where it has put into operation its new logistics platform in Kigali, Rwanda

CNOOC to trial LNG deliveries by rail

Beijing - China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) is working with a railway company to trial delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail, a senior company executive said on Tuesday

Saudi Arabia opens new logistics zone in Jeddah, eyes private investors

Riyadh - The al Khomra zone - which will support activities around shipping, freight distribution and transport of goods - extends over 2.3 million square meters in Jeddah, home to one of the kingdom’s largest ports.

Abu Dhabi Airports: a MoU with Beijing Daxing

Beijing - In the presence of His Excellency Sheikh Mohammad Bin Hamad Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Airports, Bryan Thompson, Chief Executive Officer of Abu Dhabi Airports, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Yao Yabo, President of Beijing Daxing International Airport

Smet to invest “more and more in green traction”

Spain plans loans, tariff breaks to gird tourism sector after Thomas Cook collapse

Madrid - Spain is preparing a plan worth 300 million euros ($328 million) to shore up the economies of its sun-drenched tourist spots after the collapse of British travel group Thomas Cook, acting Tourism Minister Reyes Maroto said on Thursday.

Ryanair can bide its time for better plane deals, says O’Leary

London - Ryanair can wait out price rises sought by planemakers since the global grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX, the Irish airline’s boss said on Tuesday.

Construction of the new Genoa bridge has begun

Genoa - On 14 August 2018 the Morandi bridge suddenly collapsed, causing the death of 43 people. The new bridge, built by Fincantieri and Salini, will probably be inaugurated by the spring of 2020.

Italian Railways: passenger transport towards liberalization / FOCUS

By ASLA - Associazione degli Studi Legali Associati

China completes world’s longest cross-sea road-rail bridge

Fuzhou (Fujian province, China) - China completed the main structure of the world’s longest cross-sea road-rail bridge in its southeastern province of Fujian

Who loses and who gains from the demise of Thomas Cook?

London - The world’s oldest travel firm Thomas Cook collapsed on Monday, stranding more than half a million holidaymakers around the globe and sparking the largest peacetime repatriation effort in British history.

China’s logistic expands at lower pace

Beijing - China’s logistics business continued to expand in August, but the expansion rate was lower than the previous month

Antwerp port, Amazon test drones

Antwerp - “Drones are a key element in the development of a digital nervous system through the port of Antwerp.

Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit Brazil in November for BRICS summit

Sao Paulo - Brazil’s Vice President Hamilton Mourao said on Monday that Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Brazil in November, as the two nations seek to strengthen political and economic ties at a time of global trade tensions.

Russian Railways eyes shorter transit times between Japan and Europe

Moscow - Russian Railways plans to significantly reduce transit times between Japan and Europe to generate increased volumes out of the east Asian nation.